Resumen

GARCIA, Odemaris  y  SALAZAR, Esmeralda. "Efectos de los medicamentos orales líquidos en la inducción de caries rampante: Reporte de un caso. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2009, vol.47, n.1, pp.2-12. ISSN 0001-6365.

The use of liquid pharmaceutical preparations is a daily occurrence for some children with chronic diseases. To improve palatability and perhaps patient compliance pharmaceutical companies supply many liquid medicines sweetened with sucrose. Sufficient evidence has now accrued from dental studies to support the relation between bacterial dental plaque, sucrose (or other fermentable carbohydrate), and dental caries. In this study we report the case of a 4 -year- old child with rampant caries caused by long-term use of many liquid medications. Finally, suggestions are given to minimize the potential for caries production caused by frequent ingestion of sugar-containing oral medications.

Palabras clave : dental caries; oral liquid medications/effects.